bölken

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German belken, probably ultimately imitative. Compare blöken. Compare further Dutch balken, English belch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbœlkən/, [ˈbœlkən], [ˈbœlkŋ̩]
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Verb

bölken (weak, third-person singular present bölkt, past tense bölkte, past participle gebölkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (most often of cattle) to bawl; to bellow; to roar
  2. (of people) to shout in a coarse manner; to bluster; to rumble

Conjugation

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